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Djokovic defeats Federer for Dubai title

February 26, 2011 by benim

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer for the second time in a month, a 6-3, 6-3 victory Saturday for his third consecutive Dubai Championships title. Djokovic extended his unbeaten streak in 2011 to 12 matches with his 20th title. The third-ranked … read more »

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Nigerian ex-convict excreted 65 wraps of cocaine

February 22, 2011 by benim

Lagos – A Nigerian ex-convict has excreted 65 wraps of cocaine and heroin he had ingested with the aim of trafficking them to Australia, the anti-drug agency said on Tuesday. “The drug convict, Dunu Chukwunyere Enoch, was nabbed on February … read more »

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Another Nigerian dies on board Ethiopia Airlines

February 10, 2011 by benim

Barely a month after the death of Fatima Ajani, on board Ethiopian Airlines, another Nigerian, Ebegboni Matti, died on Sunday in Addis Ababa aboard another flight. Mr. Matti, accompanied by his wife Stella, was on his way to Bombay, India, … read more »

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Wikileaks: How Nigeria blackmailed UK over Ibori

February 4, 2011 by benim

The Nigerian government refused to discuss a prisoner transfer agreement with Britain in 2009, insisting that the Crown Prosecution Service dropped corruption charges against former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, WikiLeaks documents disclosed Friday. Britain is keen to secure … read more »

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Tiger Woods suffers new billion-dollar blow

February 1, 2011 by benim

Tiger Woods has lost his form, his No1 world ranking and now his golf and property development has been suspended. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters The Tiger Woods “brand”, reeling after several sponsors abandoned the former world No1 in the wake of … read more »

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Zambian woman arrested in Ethiopia for drug traficking

January 22, 2011 by benim

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has confirmed the arrest of a 31 year old Zambian businesswoman in Ethiopia for drug trafficking. DEC public relations Manager John Nyawali ha named the woman as Izalo Kalenda. She was arrested at Addis Abba … read more »

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Key events of year 2010

December 23, 2010 by benim

JANUARY – 1: In Pakistan a suicide bomber blows up a car packed with explosives in the middle of a crowd gathered for a volleyball game in a northwest village, killing at least 101 people. It is the first of … read more »

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Nigerian ex-governor James Ibori loses Dubai extradition case

December 13, 2010 by benim

LAGOS — A Dubai appeal court on Monday refused to stop the extradition of a former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State to Britain to answer money laundering charges, the anti-graft agency said. “James Ibori has failed to get the … read more »

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Abu Dhabi group plans big Africa investment: FT

December 2, 2010 by benim

ADS Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based commodities company is planning multi-billion dollar investments in African infrastructure with three other firms and is near to closing three deals shortly, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. ADS Holding has a 40 percent stake … read more »

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London: Ibori’s wife Sentenced to 5 Years for Money laundering

November 24, 2010 by benim

Theresa Ibori, the former First Lady of Delta State, is going to prison for between two- five years. The London jury in her Southwark Crown Court trial returned their verdict today after she was found guilty on two counts of … read more »

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UK prosecutor indicts Ibori’s wife, Delta gov

November 7, 2010 by benim

UK prosecutors trying former Delta State first lady Theresa Nkoyo Ibori, on Friday, painted a detailed portrait of Mrs Ibori’s extensive role in her husband’s looting of public funds. The prosecutors also implicated current Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, in … read more »

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Al-Qaeda plane bomb 17 minutes from going off

November 4, 2010 by benim

One of the al-Qaeda plane bombs from the Yemen discovered by security services was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was set to go off, it has been claimed. Anwar Al-Awlaki; America and the war on Yemen – talking about … read more »

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London Money Laundering Trial: Theresa Ibori Breaks Down, Disowns Husband

November 3, 2010 by benim

It was a dramatic and highly emotional day at a court in London as Theresa Nkoyo Ibori, the estranged wife of former Governor James Onanefe Ibori of Delta State, took him to the cleaners in her first day on the … read more »

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Factbox: Who is Ibrahim al-Asiri?

November 1, 2010 by benim

A Saudi bomb-maker believed to be working with al Qaeda’s Yemen-based wing is a key suspect in the parcel bomb plot against the United States. Governments around the world are reviewing security after the bombs were intercepted in Dubai and … read more »

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Yemen frees parcel bomb suspect conditionally: relative

October 31, 2010 by benim

Yemen freed on Sunday a female suspect detained in connection with explosive packages sent from Yemen and bound for the United States on condition that she appears when summoned for questioning, a relative said. Asked if the woman had been … read more »

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Yemen cargo bomb plot: Hanan al Samawi a female student arrested

October 31, 2010 by benim

A female engineering student has been arrested in Yemen on suspicion of posting the packages containing bombs found on two cargo jets in Dubai and Britain. The 22-year-old woman, named locally as Hanan al Samawi, was traced through a phone … read more »

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Nigeria: Ibori appeals extradition from Dubai

October 18, 2010 by benim

The former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, yesterday appealed the ruling of a Dubai court that stated he should be transferred to authorities in the United Kingdom. Mr Ibori filed the appeal at the United Arab Emirates Supreme Court … read more »

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